Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-16

you permit me, as member Of the rank
and file, to say that the tolerance Of Mr..

you permit me, as member Of the rank
and file, to say that the tolerance Of Mr..
Clark is rendered unsolicited. When it
comes 20 saying who shall be Democrats
and who shall not Mr. Clark and the
other gentlemen named nave abou: as
muc3 power as the Mexican female man
who yells Inc virtues OF his goods on the
Alamo PEA, aud they have not g particle
more. Even should these political Dan
tons succeed IN Kidding themselves of all
their Iiva's n the Democratic party, DO y
long would il be before some Robespier1e
would send them, like their victims, 10
the guillotine2 viii they permit ne to
remind them that these declarations thai
they and those who think like them con
stitute the only "simon-pure" Damocra-
cy, are little dangerous, AID that they
c4n easily fad 8 political tombstone
whose epitapl will repeat my warning?
believe that Mr.. Gibbs was ruled out
of the party last year because he ran
against Wellborn, sui Robertson was put
out because he supported Gibbs, and
doubtless if Col. Shepard could now by
any political tnesse send Crawford,
! Wynne, Furman, Craze, Tempeton and
Tarlton to The "happy hunting grounds"
! the atmosphere sround him would become
so clear that he could almost stand IN the
| Dallas brewery end count the stones In
the Washington monument; but alas. the
''H," like Jordan, rolls bstWeen as over
whelmiDga as the present anti maj GRITTY.
This new plan OF cslling, not sinners,
but the righteous to repentance might es
! well be abandoned while it is young sud
fresh. 1t it be true, as stated, that Dr.
Carroll refused to support Democratic
nominee, then DR.. Carroll has put him
self out, and unless he profess penitenCe
and desire 10 return TO the fold, he
snould be kept cut. But they say that
they will put an anti plank IL the next
Democratic platform, and thus settle
the question for ell time. II the plat
form next year can settle it, whv
did not the platform OF last year settle it?
II the present platform can be changed
by bare majority, what is there that cen
guarantee the next platform against 6
similar fate? The gentlemen named ap-
parently think that if they can put an al
ii plank in next year that all Of US VINO
supported the prohibition amendment
will walk out OF the party, and they seem
to think that we Will be Inconsistent il
we decline to % out. Perhaps 80, but, al
any rate, we are not going.
: VIII it be more inconsistent for Dem
ocratiC Pr0hibitionist to remain in the
party, although there is an anti plank il
: the platform, THAI it is for Mr.. Clark tC
, remain while the present local option
] plank exists? But he insists that it vii
: be treason for believer in prohibition t
/, remain in the party and try to change tht
eni plank that may be adopted next year
/ Ii go, then it is likewise treason for Mr.
: Clark to remain in the party and ettemp
2 20 change the local option platform tina
s was adopted last year.
t Mr.. Clark also says that whenever he
, can serve those with whom he stood il
= t0is fight, that they can wake him up SO
e midnight" An unChGritabIe mGn Nigh
j argue that this means that Mr.. Clark vii
e q sist Ais recent political ally, DR.. CoCh
=, rar, heresE eC if called on, and particular
e lyGls this inference presented when W
! remember that Dr. Cochran IS the repre-
e sentative OF 8 party that, if reports b
true, used to hold tier conventions q
} midnight, but | hardly think that Nj
}, Clark mean. ihat-or anything else.
1t is simply talk, ike Mr.. Charles q
q Grace's talR about standing 81 the doc
= and receiving General M&Xey back int
). the party, although Mr. Grace's pless
= antry has caused chill to run dow
i, the spinal column OF every DemoCrs
V in the state WHO knows both Grace an
Il Maxey.
IT In conclusion, permit me to say tina
|. so far as | am concerned, l have hereto
IS fore attended Democratic convention
a and expect to be on hand in th
IS future. If no enc else mention
g prohibition at the convention mex
l. year l ara certain that 1 will no
p l know when | am whipped, and such q
occasion, as Artemus Ward would So,
1t has Just occurred. l am ready to be col
: verted 10 "high license" or the qua
It law, or to Mr.. Hogg's revival of the cul
e, few ensctments, and am even willing
assist Governor Throckmorton in intro
duCing the Arkansas treat.
In any event, shall expect to apes
at future Democratic conventions III
to cordially support theiu nominee
And there are thousands who will do lik